#surprise

All the things that most kids hated, I loved. I loved that things were asked of me and that, much to my surprise, I was able to do them. I loved the 10 o'clock bedtime. I loved the responsibility. ↗

— Laura Linney

#asked #bedtime #clock #hated #i

We have a picture for how complexity arises, because if the universe is computationally capable, maybe we shouldn't be so surprised that things are so entirely out of control. ↗

— Seth Lloyd

#because #capable #complexity #control #entirely

China's history is marked by thousands of years of world-changing innovations: from the compass and gunpowder to acupuncture and the printing press. No one should be surprised that China has re-emerged as an economic superpower. ↗

— Gary Locke

#china #compass #economic #gunpowder #history

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#i #never #nobel #select #surprised

When I do a horror or a fantasy film it all boils down to something in the script that surprises me. It could be a big thing or a small moment. If it's there I'll do it. ↗

— Lance Henriksen

#big thing #boils #could #down #fantasy

But, I know enough people in that court, through the years, to know one thing: There's always somebody who surprises you, who rises above what they thought they appointed him for, and stays with the separation of powers, and with the right of the law to decide. ↗

— Arthur Hertzberg

#always #appointed #court #decide #enough

I like surprises. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#like #surprises

I must have been one of the least surprised people on earth on September 11. I felt very braced for that. I knew something like that was going to come. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#come #earth #felt #going #i

I really, really thought that it was a no-brainer in terms of being a hit. And so it does surprise that that hasn't been the manifested reception of it so far. ↗

— Ron Glass

#being #does #far #hasn #hit

A reversal is just anything that's a surprise. It's a way of keeping the audience interested. ↗

— Tony Gilroy

#audience #interested #just #keeping #reversal